Your phone tells you to check and correct the date. You check again and again to make sure you are not making a mistake but each time you try to start WhatsApp, you get stuck at this error screen.

-> You’ve got the solution on this post!

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WhatsApp is a hugely used mobile app for SmartPhones Phones and everyone gets so excited especially going through the fresh experience of having to start WhatsApp for the first time. Now, it also happens to old folks each time they procure a new Android phone.

My Android phone got bad. I allowed my kids to turn it to a game ball. So the result was that some liquid sipped in. So I had to get a brand new phone.

But before buying a new smartphone, a client just called me (I got back to an old phone I had before upgrading to smartphone) . He said he tried to get to me on WhatsApp to no avail.

Oups:

I promised him I was going to be “WhatsApping” the following day. So I got this exciting phone which was shipped with the very exciting smartphone messenger. One of the first things I did after booting the Android device was locate the chat app and tapped to start it.

How to fix your phone date is inaccurate WhatsApp Error!

Now let’s try different options in these troubleshooting steps to fix the problem once and for all

1 – Check date and time again.

This error message , for the most part is generated by an old version of Whatsapp in your Android phone. But before we proceed, check to make sure your date and time are correctly set.

2 – Update your WhatsApp for Android

Let’s try to run an update

Go to Google Play Store and type Whatsapp in the search box and open the Whatsapp page from the search result. You may want to click here to go straight to WhatsApp page. (If this is your first time opening Play Store, you will be required to login with your Google Account Parameters)

Here you should see the Update and Uninstall buttons

Tap on the Update button. This action will download the latest version of WhatsApp and update the current version on your phone.

NB: This may not be the exact presentation on your phone. But the two buttons (Uninstall and Update) should be available.

Once update is complete, start the application. If the error persists, let’s try the next solution.

3 – Completely remove the Application and re-install it in Android

In this approach, you will have to remove or uninstall this outdated version and install the an update. Deleting the current version may just be your solution.

Here are the simple steps to follow:

Go to Settings -> apps. Select WhatsApp from the list of installed apps. Uninstall it. Optionally, go to the WhatsApp page on Google store and hit the “UNINSTALL” button

After removing the app from your phone, go back to WhatsApp page on Google Store or simple slide to locate the “Play Store” icon on your phone home screen. Tap on it to go to Google Play Store and search for WhatsApp using the search engine. For the most part, this is going to be the first entry on the result page. Just install it.

After installation, go back to the WhatsApp page on Google Store to make sure you are running the most-up-to-date version.

NB: It’s important you check on play store to be very sure you are running the latest version. Make sure the “Update” button has been replaced by the “Open” button.

This common “Your Phone Date is inaccurate! Adjust your Clock and try again” Android WhatsApp problem most often is resolved by either updating to the current version or completely removing the shipped version of WhatsApp and installing the current version.

The third option was exactly what I did and I was back on WhatsApp and my client could get to me so easily without making costly phone calls.

If you have this problem (your phone date is inaccurate Whatsapp) , follow these steps and share your results with us in the comment bow below. I’ll be excited to hear from you.

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Your Phone date is inaccurate – WhatsApp on Tizen Samsung

Tizen is a mobile operating system developed by Samsung that runs on a wide range of Samsung handset.

Note that Tizen Store is different from Android Store. While you need a Google Account to connect to Play Store, you need a Samsung Account to connect to the Tizen Store.

Other Samsung devices

I have noticed users of other Samsung devices:

Samsung galaxy note,

Samsung wave

Galaxy grand

Samsung gear

Galaxy Tab

And the Galaxy series: Galaxy s7, Galaxy s3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy s5, have the famous date issue with WhatsApp. If trying the steps above doesn’t resolve the issues, you may want to upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy.

Dealing with other Mobile device

We may not be able to cover specific details for each and every type of mobile phone and their different operating systems. However, if you have a Windows Phone, Google nexus, Nexus 6, Nokia asha, Xperia, Moto, etc and the instructions I gave above don’t work for you, you may have to consult your phone fabricator.

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Peter Adams

Hello, I am still having the same problem with the same error message received after following all three steps mentioned above. After Step 3, uninstall and reinstall, i am still receiving the same error message about the date and time being wrong. I have a Samsung Z2. After further suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Peter

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elisha

Hello iam still having the same problem with thesame error message riceived after following all three steps metioned above after step 3,uninstall and reinstall iam still receiving the same error message about the date and time being wrong ihave a samsung z2 after further suggestions would be greatly appraciated cheers elisha

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Vinod meel

Hello sir, i can’t solve my problem by your sugggestion because my phone can’t show the option of adjust date it will only show the ok written in downside .I check the date and time also but i cannot find the solution sir .I have to face so many problem by this my is samsung z4 please help me

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Juanda

Briliant to Enstine Muki, because this information I can use my whatsapp again. I was confused what happened with my smartphone, so that my friends could not reach me. But now everything has been good and I can interact with my friend againTwitter: juandapanjaitan

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PhobiaMan

Hi Muki, Thanks for this amazing tutorial. I encounter such problem in the past I had to pay for it to be resolved but thanks for your wonderful tutorial.I can face it all my self now.Twitter: phobiafor

This is the major problem many of the android users face.It works thanks Enstine Muki for the fix , I recently came across this problem on whatsapp on android version 4.4.2 on my samsung mobile.Twitter: ArslanSkr

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Faiz Israili

Andriod is filled with these type of bugs, just today morning I was facing the same issue finally I land into the solution. Thank you Enstine Muki for creating such useful article with easy navigation content for users 🙂

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natasha

My whatsapp come with my phone and it have being telling me to adjust date and I have done that many time and my time and date I’d correct…the worst part of it is that I can’t even uninstalled it…please what can I do am fed up

hi Enstine Rahul here, Your phone date is inaccurate is whatsapp tricks so that user periodically update its version. Do you have any solution so that we avoid Your phone date is inaccurate error without uninstalling whatsapp or without updating Whatsapp.Twitter: technicgang

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Eva

Awesome article, In kind of information is such very funny and also more innovative. WhatsApp is one of the most of used by the user’s because of its quietly better then other’s messenger apps.Thanks for sharing of in this type of information and also suggest to my co-writer to watch this blog.Twitter: Eva

Thanks Enstine Muki I finally resolved this problem on my sister’s Android phone, I myself have an iPhone and never faced issues something like this on my WhatsApp, the only reason I avoid Android phones is these bugs and problems, by the way I would personally like to know which phone you more like Enstine? I’m sure you’re in love with Android.Twitter: pingzicofficial

Thanks a lot, your post just run me out from this error. But I have another issue with whats app. I hope you will help. Whats app asking me to update the app. but I don’t want to do so.. Please help me.Sagor recently posted…Best Way to Claim Blogger Blog in AlexaTwitter: SLsagor

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Sneha

I had this error and updated whatsapp and it worked. Thanks for sharing the awesome post bro.Also you removed contact from navigation and placed the new category android instead of it. Good start and best wishes for the new category.I have not yet encountered this date problem. But I definitely am happy to see this solution. Will be sharing this. Thanks for the helpful advice Enstine. I do hope you enjoy your new phone for a long time :)Hope, now you will also post regularly on your this category and share your experience with us about Android 🙂Twitter: smallbigfish

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khasrang

Hi Sir Enstine I wanted to say i have faced this problem on my Whatsapp account on my Phone and it took me more three months to solve this problem and i had to lose many of my important messages on Whatsapp from my Friends and Family and i am thankful that others will not have to face this problem ..Twitter: buddyspeaks333

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TonmoyParves

Hello Enstine , Congratulations. I received a mail from you Today that you started a new category on your Blog with “Android . Really Good choose. And Good start up with your new category . Hope, now you will also post regularly on your this category and share your experience with us about Android 🙂Twitter: TonmoyParves

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Gurpreet

Hey! Congratulations on starting new category on your blog.It is really a better idea to help android users because android is common platform and sometimes users face many type of problems.So now they can find solutions there.

Can you please tell me how can i record screen of my Sony M2 Dual Android? I am looking for this from a long time but i got the same answer and that was “Rooting”. I want to know if there is another way to record screen without rooting.Twitter: itzgurpreet

Hi Gurpreet, From time to time, I will be sharing useful Andriod tips and products. Are you looking for an app to record still or motion pictures? You can also search play store for whatever app you want.

BTW, for still Pic or screen captures, I use “Screenshot Easy” I don’t have any solution for motion pics right now but that can be found really quick by search play store.

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Chioma Anozie

Interesting tip, Enstine. I love Whatsapp myself but have often had to do without it due to conditions similar to how your old phone got soaked.

I have not yet encountered this date problem. But I definitely am happy to see this solution. Will be sharing this. Thanks for the helpful advice Enstine. I do hope you enjoy your new phone for a long time 🙂Twitter: inspire2success

Enstine Muki is full time ‘doing his things’ online and around. A a damn fine person, friend of the community, Certified Cryptocurerncy Expert (by Blockchain Council), Serial Entrepreneur, Author of Affiliate Marketing For Bloggers. He came into blogging in 2012 after creating a Twitter based blog promotion tool.